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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Events and Consequences, Part Fourteen

The
Torino and Juventus derby on June 5, 1927 was to be the title decider for the
Italian League season.

Torino
officials had offered Juventus defender Luigi Allemandi a bribe of 50,000 Lira
(25,000 before the match and 25,000 after the match).

Torino
won the match 2-1 and clinched the title. Afterwards Allemandi went to collect
the rest of the money but was refused. A journalist from the ‘Tifone’ newspaper
overheard the exchange and disclosed the event.

Torino’s
title win was revoked and Allemandi was banned for life.

Prince
Umberto II of Savoia pardoned Allemandi and he joined Internazionale Milano
(Ambrosiana-Inter).

(The only photograph from the match, June 5,
1927, Torino 2-Juventus 1)

2- Event:

Belgian defender Michel Renquin making the Nazi
salute.

Consequence:

On
March 18, 1981, West Germany’s Koln defeated Belgium’s Standard Liege (3-2) in
the Quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup.

Standard
Liege defender Michel Renquin felt the Irish Referee John Carpenter was unfair
to the Belgians. In English, he voiced his opinion to the Referee and was
booked and after mocking him was sent off.

As
he was walking off under the jeers he made a Nazi salute to the German fans. He
regretted his action afterwards, but was nevertheless suspended.

Photo
From: Le Dictionnaire des Diables Rouges

(Michel Renquin, June 15, 1986, World Cup,
Belgium 4-USSR 3)

3- Event:

Jan
Molby drunk driving.

Consequence:

On
October 17, 1988, Liverpool’s Danish midfielder was sentenced to three months
in Prison for Drunk Driving.

In
addition he was banned from driving for a year and was fined for reckless
driving.

Photo
From: Soccer International, January 1991

(Liverpool’s Danish midfielder Jan Molby)

4- Event:

Michael
Rummenigge’s Radio interview in 1984.

Consequence:

In
a Radio Interview in 1984, a caller (possibly a Football Ground Security
worker) criticized Bayern Munich’s Michael Rummenigge (younger brother of
Karl-Heinz) by suggesting that the players’ salaries were too high.

Rummenigge
responded that there are only 500 of us (players) but 50,000 of you.

For
this he was suspended from the West German U-21 squad for 10 months and was
only recalled by Berti Vogts in August 1985.

Photo
From: Foot Magazine, Issue 29, November 1983

(Michael Rummenigge at Bayern Munich, 1983/84)

5- Event:

Louis
Olagnier’s rebellion in 1920.

Consequence:

On
January 18, 1920, France lost a friendly to Italy with the heavy score of 9-4.

After
the Match French Manager Gaston Barreau was furious with his players and
verbally attacked all.

His
anger and verbal abuse was to such an extent that Louis Olagnier organized a
strike against the Federation on the train journey back to France.

Needless,
to say his action led to his ban from the National team and this match became
his solitary cap.